We came home after about 15 days in the hospital. We could walk with cruches for about 50m/day and we can stand for about 3->4hours.
We did our housework by ourselves. We ordered food from nearby restauran. We live in an apartment where you can order anything by phone and they will bring it up to you.
When we were in the hospital, there are about 5->6 people come to meet us, they all wanted to do leg lengthening. My doctor let us meet and let them decided whether they really want to do this or not. When they ask me about the pain level i told them its minimal but they didn't believe me. I tried to explan but they were just too terified by looking at the frame so they just left.
But there was one girl still decided to do. She will do it next month. I'll try to convince her to take picture and video and i'll pose it all here with me and my sister as well after i finish my leg lengthening diary.
First check up after one month.
He looked at our x-ray and told us we could lengthen 0.1mm/day. We can lengthen every 6 hours. Because we are very young (i'm 18 my sister 20) so our bone heal faster. For older people it is just 0.75mm/day
Everything went smoth.
thanks for updating.
Quote from: Asiann123 on August 17, 2016, 05:21:17 AMWe came home after about 15 days in the hospital. We could walk with cruches for about 50m/day and we can stand for about 3->4hours.
We did our housework by ourselves. We ordered food from nearby restauran. We live in an apartment where you can order anything by phone and they will bring it up to you.
When we were in the hospital, there are about 5->6 people come to meet us, they all wanted to do leg lengthening. My doctor let us meet and let them decided whether they really want to do this or not. When they ask me about the pain level i told them its minimal but they didn't believe me. I tried to explan but they were just too terified by looking at the frame so they just left.
But there was one girl still decided to do. She will do it next month. I'll try to convince her to take picture and video and i'll pose it all here with me and my sister as well after i finish my leg lengthening diary.
First check up after one month.
He looked at our x-ray and told us we could lengthen 0.1mm/day. We can lengthen every 6 hours. Because we are very young (i'm 18 my sister 20) so our bone heal faster. For older people it is just 0.75mm/day
Everything went smoth.
Dear Asiann123:
if you have X-ray pic, can you post it ? thanks
I'm in the hospital at the moment because my right leg got an infection. Its ridiculous that the infection is not on any of my pin site but on the cut.
It was totally my fault anyways because i thought the cut is healed so i washed it with warm water clot.
My doctor was upset with me a lot. He told me the infection was not really seriouse but I should be more careful because if it was deeper it will affect my bone healing.
My mom found out we did legs lengthening. We tried to lie and told her we got motobike accident but she didn't believe. She told us "i borned you guys so i know. This must be legs lengthening. Don't even try to lie"
Because she loves us so much she just support and forgive us for everything. She told us if we really wanted this we can cheated her to get to the surgery room but after we go out of that place we should called her so that she can take care of us. What's family for?
It was touching. She went to our side and help us to covered up everything with everyone. She hired us a personal assistant for 24/7 hours, a driver and a much nicer apartment. It felt like heaven men. I love her so much.
Since we have a personal assistant to do everything for us we became lazy. We didn't even walk anymore.
And we got a second complication. Our muscle shrink a bit because we were too lazy to excercise.
My doctor was so angry he even shouted at me face "Why didn't you follow my instruction, this is not a joke. If you don't excercise your legs, soon your muscle will all shrink and what left is bone and skin. You cannot walk again if you keep countinue to be like that"
He was quite upset.
Now i'm staying at the hospital so that he can take good care of me before returning me home again.
Everyday, the physican girl will come to help me to start to stand and walk again and the nurse will come to change my bandage for the infection.
I've been staying here for 2 days now and my legs got better. The infection wound is dry and clean. Legs are getting better and will start walking again soon.
Today my doctor came and talk to me in a calm voice. I guess after shouting at my face he felt some guiltiness lol.
"I'm sorry for shouting at your face 2 days ago but you should know that when I do this for you I took a huge responsibility, i could just refuse to do this for you but i didnt do that. if something wrong happen to your legs it will be the biggest regret of my life"
Those words made me feel glad that I chose him to be my surgerone.
Anyway he's not always emotional like that. Usually he will suddently come to my room and told me to keep excercising, keep excercising, dont be lazy or he gonna take off the frame and wont let me do the legs lengthening anymore.(In serious tone, it make me kinda feel like a student who did something to really upset the teacher. I must admit he make me scare)
Anyway I will keep everything update.
I will update x-ray photo tonight if i can find them. I don't remember my doctor keep it or I keep it. Lol short term memory problem.
Hey dude,
post up more information about the doctor.
Update:
After the infection was treated, they kicked me out of the hospital. Its a gorverment's hospital so its always busy.
They sew my right leg infection hole up. After 1 week a nurse come to my house to cut the stiches for me.
So basiclly i don't have any infection anymore. Good news.
My infection cost me $400
My left leg is 5cm longer now but my right leg is only 4cm. Due to the infection, i have to slow down the lengthen.
So i have uneven leg now. Hm bad news. But It will be over soon.
I dont feel any pain on left leg at 5cm rate. I have pretty normal mobility. I can lift it, bent it, straingten it, ect...
On the other hand, right leg is a nightmare. It was 6/10 painful. I don't know if it is because the infection or what but It has been really painfull lately at the "bone cut" zone. I have some knee pain which i didn't have before.
I start to feel pain at my knee just few days ago. I'm thinking this is because of the rod inside my bone move up a little. I think its a bit swollen as well. I'll ask my doctor about this on the following check up.
I also stop lengthening my right leg at the moment. I wil wait for a few days then start again. I think the problem is i lengthen my bone too fast at 1mm/day when other patient only lengthen at 0.75mm/day.
I cannot stand on flat feet at the moment and walking is painful because of uneven legs. I have appoinment with a physical therapy tmr to take care of this mess.
Sometime it is really deppress to countinue. Whenever i want to give up, i remember why did i start.
I might be a dck to say this but compare to others ll patient, i think i'm having quite good journey so far. Almost painless time and been taking good care of.
For anyone want to ask about the doctor information.
His website is on process and i'll post the link when its done.
Update:
Turned out the knee hurting its not due to fast lengthening rate. Its because I used my right legs too often. I put all of my body weight on it when walking so my knee cannot hold everything up anymore. I'm getting better with the knee problem anyway.
My physical therapy told me i could walk without cruches. 30days more until frame removeeeeee.
I'm soooooo excited.
My physical therapy is 5"6 and he's consider a tall men in vietnam. Today when i stand tall I almost look as tall as him. Never been so tall in my life hahaha. Good feeling.
Just a little bit more to goo.
I know i can do this.
Update:
Anyone know how to update pics please help me. I don't know. Can i send you pics through mail and you help me to update them here.
I have 3 legs lengthening paitients pics including me standing tall. I want to update video clip as well but I don't know how.
Upload the picture on www.imgur.com and post the link here.
Hello
I wish you have good surgery.
Im 20 yeaes old japanese.
I want to get surgery in vietnam.
Pleace tell me how can i get contact with your doctor.
He can speak english??
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